tmhawk
Member
Hello turning people,
I've noticed that even when I turn right down to the bushing and then sand flush with bushings, sometimes it's still just a little proud of the nib or fitting. Many of you've said, "Once you use calipers, you'll never go back," cool. I've read several discussions about calipers. Some have 4 digits after the decimal (10 thousandths?) some have 3 digits (thousandths?) HF has 3 digit calipers retail $37 now $17 and maybe on sale for $9.99. Other places have the 4 digit, usually at least $29.95. Question: will the 3 digits work OK or do you need that extra 10thousdanth? Turing a blank where the bushing fits inside the blank is very nice, done it on Cigar's with a 10 mm tube. Can you do this with a 7 mm bushing that does not fit inside the tube? Like a Slim Line. How do you stabilize the bushings onto the blank? I thought maybe using a 1/4" bolt, cut off.
Thanks,
Tony
Phoenix, AZ
I've noticed that even when I turn right down to the bushing and then sand flush with bushings, sometimes it's still just a little proud of the nib or fitting. Many of you've said, "Once you use calipers, you'll never go back," cool. I've read several discussions about calipers. Some have 4 digits after the decimal (10 thousandths?) some have 3 digits (thousandths?) HF has 3 digit calipers retail $37 now $17 and maybe on sale for $9.99. Other places have the 4 digit, usually at least $29.95. Question: will the 3 digits work OK or do you need that extra 10thousdanth? Turing a blank where the bushing fits inside the blank is very nice, done it on Cigar's with a 10 mm tube. Can you do this with a 7 mm bushing that does not fit inside the tube? Like a Slim Line. How do you stabilize the bushings onto the blank? I thought maybe using a 1/4" bolt, cut off.
Thanks,
Tony
Phoenix, AZ